Rain and storm coat



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Patented Dec. 18, 1923.

FRANK E. TONIUTTI, OF FOREST PARK, ILLINOIS.

RAIN AND STORM COAT.

Application filed August 10, 1922. Serial No. 580,877.

To aZZ w/wm it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK E. TONI-U'I'll, a citizen of the United States, and a res1- ,dent of Forest Park, Cook County, and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Rain and Storm Coats, of which the following is declared to be a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to rain and storm coats, and its principal object is to provide a garment of novel and improved construction for protecting the wearer against rain and snow. Another object is to provide a rain and storm'proof garment adapted for use by pedestrians, ehauffers, and other drivers of vehicles, horse back riders, etc., and it is designed to protect the head, body, arms and legs of the wearer. Another object is to provide a garment of stylish and attractive appearance, which may be readily converted into a practical and efiicient rain and storm proof article of wearing apparel, for protecting the person of the wearer from rain, snow, etc. Another object is to provide a stylish arment of neat and attractive appearance, with a hood or head covering, having the appearance (when not in use as a hood) of the usual conventional box plaits at the back of the coat, which may be readily unfolded and brought over the head and head gear of the user. Other objects and advantages will appear in the course of the following specification, and with all of said objects and advantages in view, this invention consists in the several novel features hereinafter set forth and claimed.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Fig. l is a front elevation of a rain and storm proof coat embodying a simple form of the present invention; Fig. 2 is a rear elevation, thereof; Fig. 3 is a front elevation of a fragment of the coat with the hood portion extended into position for usage; Fig. 4 is a rear elevation of the hood portion and a fragment of the coat proper; Fig. 5 is a detail vertical section taken on line 55 of Fig. 4; Fig. 6 is a rear elevation of the parts seen in Fig. 4 with the hood portion partly distended; Fig. 7 is a detail cross section on line7--7 of Fig. 4; Fig. 8 is a rear elevation of a fragment of the hood portion partly distended, and Fig. 9 is a perspective 7 view of a fragment of the hood. portion.

Referrin to said drawings and first Figs. 1 and 2, the reference characters 20, 20,

designate the right and left tops or front portions of the garment, 21 the back portion, 22 the collar, 23 the lapels and 24 the sleeves of a coat embodying a simple form of the present invention. These several parts may be out and fashioned after the prevailing style, and of any desirable size and model. Preferably, a belt 25 is attached to the garment by scams or otherwise, which belt may be worn outside of the garment or may be tucked in'through the pockets and worn partly inside of the garment as is well understood. The coat and belt are buttoned or otherwise secured together at the front as usual. Secured to the coat underneath the back portion of the collar 22 is a plaited portion 26, which extends down and terminates behind the belt 25, to which it is detachably secured by an ordinary snap fastener 27. By reference to Fig. 2 it will be seen that the back 21 of the coat is formed with two, oppositely disposed plaits or folds 21, and that the plaited hood portion 26 completes the design of the back, giving it the appearance of a box plaited back. Said hood portion 26, however, may be disconnected from the belt, and may be distended and drawn up over the head or hat of the wearer, as shown in Fig. 8, to thereby protect the head and hat against rain. snow, etc.

The hood portion is of novel form and will now be described in detail. Referring to Figs. 3 to 9 inclusive, the material of the hood portion is folded into box plait like folds running from top to bottom. It may comprise one piece of material, folded and stitched together as described. In Fig. 4, the dotted lines a, 6, indicate the lines upon which the folds are made, the intermediate parts 0 of the material, between the lines a, b,

elng laid on the central part d, between the lines a, a, and the outer parts 6, back on the parts 0. The parts 0, along the oblique lines f, g, and portions of the parts 6, are rounded 0d at h, the end of the middle portion d, is also rounded off as at 2'. The oblique edges f are stitched to the middle part at 7, and the oblique edges 9, are brought together and stitched together at g, and the round edges 711,6, are stitched together. The edges are placed over and across and stitched to the middle part (Z. The end portion is folded up against the box plaits (see Fig. 5) and fastened to the belt with the snap fastener 27. Along the unbeing laid e, are cut der edge portion are snap fastener members 28, and 29-29 and secured to the front of the coat, behind the lapels are straps 30.

which have coacting snap fastener members on their free ends, which are snapped upon any of-the snap fastener members 28 to hold the front of the hood portion securely in place on the head or hat of the user .(see Fig. 3). Loops 31 behind the lapels are provided, through which the free ends of the straps 30 are passed when not in use. The lapels' 23 conceal them when they are turned back (see Fig. 1.) The'fasteners 29, 29 co-act with each other, and are used to gather the material together in giving shape to the hood. Other snap fasteners 32 are provided I for holding the plaits and (Z together. The

" art to which this invention pertains. 'VVhile the'garment has the appearance of an ordinary coat it is readily convertible into a practical and eiiicient rain and storm proof garment. V V

More or less variation of the exact details of construction is possible without departing from the spirit of this invention; 1

desire,therefore, not to limit myself to the exact form of the construction shown and described, but intend, in thefollowing claim, to pointout all of the invention disclosed herein.

I claim as Letters Patent: V: 1

A garment comprising a coat portion hav ing a belt, and a hood portion secured to. said coat portion at the back, "behind its collar, said hood portion, having a lengthwise extending boxplait, turnedup at its lower end, with 'theplaited portion secured to' gether at said upturned portion, the lower end of the hood portionbeing concealed benew, and desire to secure by hind said belt and detachably secured thereto. a I

' FRANK E. TONIUTTI. 

